diff --git a/org.eclipse.debug.ui/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.debug.ui/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index e398ad7..aa7c511 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.debug.ui/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.debug.ui/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %pluginName
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.debug.ui; singleton:=true
-Bundle-Version: 3.13.400.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 3.14.0.qualifier
 Bundle-Activator: org.eclipse.debug.internal.ui.DebugUIPlugin
 Bundle-Vendor: %providerName
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
diff --git a/org.eclipse.debug.ui/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.debug.ui/pom.xml
index 936f645..20ed26c 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.debug.ui/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.debug.ui/pom.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
  
   Contributors:
      Igor Fedorenko - initial implementation
+     Jens Reimann (jreimann@redhat.com) - add copy & paste support
 -->
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.eclipse.debug</groupId>
   <artifactId>org.eclipse.debug.ui</artifactId>
-  <version>3.13.400-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.14.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>eclipse-plugin</packaging>
   <properties>
     <code.ignoredWarnings>-warn:+resource,-deprecation,unavoidableGenericProblems</code.ignoredWarnings>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/launchConfigurations/LaunchConfigurationsMessages.java b/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/launchConfigurations/LaunchConfigurationsMessages.java
index db766f6..92a7edb 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/launchConfigurations/LaunchConfigurationsMessages.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/launchConfigurations/LaunchConfigurationsMessages.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
- *  Copyright (c) 2000, 2018 IBM Corporation and others.
+ *  Copyright (c) 2000, 2019 IBM Corporation and others.
  *
  *  This program and the accompanying materials
  *  are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
  *  IBM - Initial API and implementation
  *  Ian Pun & Lucas Bullen (Red Hat Inc.) - Bug 518652
  *  Axel Richard (Obeo) - Bug 41353 - Launch configurations prototypes
+ *  Jens Reimann (jreimann@redhat.com) - add copy & paste support
  *******************************************************************************/
 package org.eclipse.debug.internal.ui.launchConfigurations;
 
@@ -188,6 +189,10 @@
 	public static String EnvironmentTab_20;
 	public static String EnvironmentTab_AttributeLabel_AppendEnvironmentVariables;
 	public static String EnvironmentTab_AttributeLabel_EnvironmentVariables;
+	public static String EnvironmentTab_Copy;
+	public static String EnvironmentTab_Paste;
+	public static String EnvironmentTab_Paste_Overwrite_Title;
+	public static String EnvironmentTab_Paste_Overwrite_Message;
 
 	public static String PrototypeTab_Prototype_1;
 	public static String PrototypeTab_Label_2;
diff --git a/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/launchConfigurations/LaunchConfigurationsMessages.properties b/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/launchConfigurations/LaunchConfigurationsMessages.properties
index 8c54c53..68194d4 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/launchConfigurations/LaunchConfigurationsMessages.properties
+++ b/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/launchConfigurations/LaunchConfigurationsMessages.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ###############################################################################
-#  Copyright (c) 2000, 2018 IBM Corporation and others.
+#  Copyright (c) 2000, 2019 IBM Corporation and others.
 #
 #  This program and the accompanying materials
 #  are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #     IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
 #     Ian Pun & Lucas Bullen (Red Hat Inc.) - Bug 518652
 #     Axel Richard (Obeo) - Bug 41353 - Launch configurations prototypes
+#     Jens Reimann (jreimann@redhat.com) - add copy & paste support
 ###############################################################################
 
 CommonTab__Browse_6=&Browse...
@@ -198,6 +199,11 @@
 EnvironmentTab_Environment_7=Environment
 EnvironmentTab_8=&Name:
 EnvironmentTab_9=&Value:
+EnvironmentTab_Copy=&Copy
+EnvironmentTab_Paste=&Paste
+EnvironmentTab_Paste_Overwrite_Title=Overwrite variables?
+EnvironmentTab_Paste_Overwrite_Message=Pasting will overwrite the following variables: {0}
+
 
 # This externalized string is used in the select environment variables dialog's label provider.
 # Each item in the dialog is a single environment variable.
diff --git a/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/ui/EnvironmentTab.java b/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/ui/EnvironmentTab.java
index eb88d94..391c872 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/ui/EnvironmentTab.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/ui/EnvironmentTab.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (c) 2000, 2018 Keith Seitz and others.
+ * Copyright (c) 2000, 2019 Keith Seitz and others.
  *
  * This program and the accompanying materials
  * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
@@ -13,15 +13,22 @@
  *     IBM Corporation - integration and code cleanup
  *     Jan Opacki (jan.opacki@gmail.com) bug 307139
  *     Axel Richard (Obeo) - Bug 41353 - Launch configurations prototypes
+ *     Jens Reimann (jreimann@redhat.com) - add copy & paste support
  *******************************************************************************/
 package org.eclipse.debug.ui;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Comparator;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.LinkedList;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Map.Entry;
 import java.util.TreeMap;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+import java.util.stream.StreamSupport;
 
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.CoreException;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus;
@@ -38,6 +45,9 @@
 import org.eclipse.debug.internal.ui.SWTFactory;
 import org.eclipse.debug.internal.ui.launchConfigurations.EnvironmentVariable;
 import org.eclipse.debug.internal.ui.launchConfigurations.LaunchConfigurationsMessages;
+import org.eclipse.jface.bindings.keys.KeyStroke;
+import org.eclipse.jface.bindings.keys.ParseException;
+import org.eclipse.jface.bindings.keys.SWTKeySupport;
 import org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.Dialog;
 import org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.MessageDialog;
 import org.eclipse.jface.layout.PixelConverter;
@@ -60,6 +70,11 @@
 import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.ViewerComparator;
 import org.eclipse.jface.window.Window;
 import org.eclipse.swt.SWT;
+import org.eclipse.swt.dnd.Clipboard;
+import org.eclipse.swt.dnd.TextTransfer;
+import org.eclipse.swt.dnd.Transfer;
+import org.eclipse.swt.events.KeyAdapter;
+import org.eclipse.swt.events.KeyEvent;
 import org.eclipse.swt.events.SelectionAdapter;
 import org.eclipse.swt.events.SelectionEvent;
 import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Font;
@@ -102,10 +117,21 @@
 	protected Button envAddButton;
 	protected Button envEditButton;
 	protected Button envRemoveButton;
+	/**
+	 * @since 3.14
+	 */
+	protected Button envCopyButton;
+	/**
+	 * @since 3.14
+	 */
+	protected Button envPasteButton;
 	protected Button appendEnvironment;
 	protected Button replaceEnvironment;
 	protected Button envSelectButton;
 
+	private KeyStroke copyKeyStroke;
+	private KeyStroke pasteKeyStroke;
+
 	/**
 	 * Content provider for the environment table
 	 */
@@ -197,6 +223,15 @@
 	public EnvironmentTab() {
 		super();
 		setHelpContextId(IDebugHelpContextIds.LAUNCH_CONFIGURATION_DIALOG_ENVIRONMENT_TAB);
+
+		try {
+			this.copyKeyStroke = KeyStroke.getInstance("M1+C"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+		} catch (ParseException e) {
+		}
+		try {
+			this.pasteKeyStroke = KeyStroke.getInstance("M1+V"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+		} catch (ParseException e) {
+		}
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -287,6 +322,20 @@
 		tableColumnLayout.setColumnData(tc1, new ColumnWeightData(1, pixelConverter.convertWidthInCharsToPixels(20)));
 		tableColumnLayout.setColumnData(tc2, new ColumnWeightData(2, pixelConverter.convertWidthInCharsToPixels(20)));
 		tableComposite.setLayout(tableColumnLayout);
+
+		environmentTable.getTable().addKeyListener(new KeyAdapter() {
+
+			@Override
+			public void keyReleased(KeyEvent e) {
+				KeyStroke current = computeKeyStroke(e);
+				if (current.equals(copyKeyStroke)) {
+					handleEnvCopyButtonSelected();
+				} else if (current.equals(pasteKeyStroke)) {
+					handleEnvPasteButtonSelected();
+				}
+			}
+
+		});
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -297,6 +346,7 @@
 		int size = event.getStructuredSelection().size();
 		envEditButton.setEnabled(size == 1);
 		envRemoveButton.setEnabled(size > 0);
+		envCopyButton.setEnabled(size > 0);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -338,6 +388,22 @@
 			}
 		});
 		envRemoveButton.setEnabled(false);
+		envCopyButton = createPushButton(buttonComposite, LaunchConfigurationsMessages.EnvironmentTab_Copy, null);
+		envCopyButton.addSelectionListener(new SelectionAdapter() {
+			@Override
+			public void widgetSelected(SelectionEvent event) {
+				handleEnvCopyButtonSelected();
+			}
+		});
+		envCopyButton.setEnabled(false);
+		envPasteButton = createPushButton(buttonComposite, LaunchConfigurationsMessages.EnvironmentTab_Paste, null);
+		envPasteButton.addSelectionListener(new SelectionAdapter() {
+			@Override
+			public void widgetSelected(SelectionEvent event) {
+				handleEnvPasteButtonSelected();
+			}
+		});
+		envPasteButton.setEnabled(true);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -388,8 +454,56 @@
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Displays a dialog that allows user to select native environment variables
-	 * to add to the table.
+	 * Attempts to add the given variables. Returns the number of variables added
+	 * (as when the user answers not to overwrite an existing variable).
+	 *
+	 * @param variables the variables to add
+	 * @return the number of variables added
+	 * @since 3.14
+	 */
+	protected int addVariables(List<EnvironmentVariable> variables) {
+		if (variables.isEmpty()) {
+			return 0;
+		}
+
+		List<EnvironmentVariable> remove = new LinkedList<>();
+		List<EnvironmentVariable> conflicting = new LinkedList<>();
+		Map<String, String> requested = variables.stream()
+				.collect(Collectors.toMap(EnvironmentVariable::getName, EnvironmentVariable::getValue));
+
+		for (TableItem item : environmentTable.getTable().getItems()) {
+			EnvironmentVariable existingVariable = (EnvironmentVariable) item.getData();
+			String name = existingVariable.getName();
+			String currentValue = requested.get(name);
+			if (currentValue != null) {
+				remove.add(existingVariable);
+				if (!currentValue.equals(existingVariable.getValue())) {
+					conflicting.add(existingVariable);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (!conflicting.isEmpty()) {
+			String names = conflicting.stream().map(EnvironmentVariable::getName).collect(Collectors.joining(", ")); //$NON-NLS-1$
+			boolean overWrite = MessageDialog.openQuestion(getShell(),
+					LaunchConfigurationsMessages.EnvironmentTab_Paste_Overwrite_Title,
+					MessageFormat.format(LaunchConfigurationsMessages.EnvironmentTab_Paste_Overwrite_Message,
+							new Object[] { names })); //
+			if (!overWrite) {
+				return 0;
+			}
+		}
+
+		remove.forEach(environmentTable::remove);
+		variables.forEach(environmentTable::add);
+		updateLaunchConfigurationDialog();
+
+		return variables.size();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Displays a dialog that allows user to select native environment variables to
+	 * add to the table.
 	 */
 	private void handleEnvSelectButtonSelected() {
 		//get Environment Variables from the OS
@@ -485,6 +599,68 @@
 	}
 
 	/**
+	 * Copy the currently selected table entries to the clipboard.
+	 */
+	private void handleEnvCopyButtonSelected() {
+		Iterable<?> iterable = () -> environmentTable.getStructuredSelection().iterator();
+		String data = StreamSupport.stream(iterable.spliterator(), false).filter(o -> o instanceof EnvironmentVariable)
+				.map(EnvironmentVariable.class::cast).map(var -> String.format("%s=%s", var.getName(), var.getValue())) //$NON-NLS-1$
+				.collect(Collectors.joining(System.lineSeparator()));
+
+		Clipboard clipboard = new Clipboard(getShell().getDisplay());
+		try {
+			clipboard.setContents(new Object[] { data }, new Transfer[] { TextTransfer.getInstance() });
+		} finally {
+			clipboard.dispose();
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Extract the content from the clipboard and add the new content.
+	 */
+	private void handleEnvPasteButtonSelected() {
+		Clipboard clipboard = new Clipboard(getShell().getDisplay());
+		try {
+			List<EnvironmentVariable> variables = convertEnvironmentVariablesFromData(
+					clipboard.getContents(TextTransfer.getInstance()));
+			addVariables(variables);
+			updateAppendReplace();
+		} finally {
+			clipboard.dispose();
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Convert the clipboard data to a list of {@link EnvironmentVariable}s. <br>
+	 * Only entries containing an equals sign ({@code =} will be considered.
+	 *
+	 * @param data The clipboard data. May be {@code null}, which will result in an
+	 *             empty list.
+	 * @return The resulting and valid {@link EnvironmentVariable}s in an
+	 *         unmodifiable list.
+	 */
+	private static List<EnvironmentVariable> convertEnvironmentVariablesFromData(Object data) {
+		if (!(data instanceof String)) {
+			return Collections.emptyList();
+		}
+
+		String entries[] = ((String) data).split("\\R"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+		List<EnvironmentVariable> result = new ArrayList<>(entries.length);
+		for (String entry : entries) {
+			int idx = entry.indexOf('=');
+			if (idx < 1) {
+				continue;
+			}
+			// the name is trimmed ...
+			String name = entry.substring(0, idx).trim();
+			// .. but the value is *not* trimmed
+			String value = entry.substring(idx + 1);
+			result.add(new EnvironmentVariable(name, value));
+		}
+		return Collections.unmodifiableList(result);
+	}
+
+	/**
 	 * Updates the environment table for the given launch configuration
 	 * @param configuration the configuration to use as input for the backing table
 	 */
@@ -507,7 +683,7 @@
 		}
 		if (append) {
 			appendEnvironment.setSelection(true);
-	        replaceEnvironment.setSelection(false);
+			replaceEnvironment.setSelection(false);
 		} else {
 			replaceEnvironment.setSelection(true);
 			appendEnvironment.setSelection(false);
@@ -597,6 +773,11 @@
 		getAttributesLabelsForPrototype().put(ILaunchManager.ATTR_ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES, LaunchConfigurationsMessages.EnvironmentTab_AttributeLabel_EnvironmentVariables);
 	}
 
+	private KeyStroke computeKeyStroke(KeyEvent e) {
+		int accelerator = SWTKeySupport.convertEventToUnmodifiedAccelerator(e);
+		return SWTKeySupport.convertAcceleratorToKeyStroke(accelerator);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * This dialog allows users to select one or more known native environment variables from a list.
 	 */